This is an experiment. After hearing (and seeing) so much discussion about how vital guns our for citizens to defend themselves against criminals, I decided to track just the stories printed in the Columbus Dispatch. The Dispatch cannot in any way be described as a left leaning newspaper!
Dispatch Homicide Stats, 2013 - 2013 homicides
Dispatch Homicide Stats, 2012 - homicides-2012
Dispatch Homicide Stats, 2011 - homicides-2011
April 18th, 2013 -
April 18th, 2013 - woman-riding-cota-bus-struck-by-bullet
April 18th, 2013 - poll-random-harm-by-americans-feared
April 18th, 2013 - arizona-might-force-resale-of-buyback-guns
April 18th, 2013 - wife-names-husband-as-killer-of-3
April 17th, 2013 - slain-man-is-identified
April 17th, 2013 - man-31-pleads-guilty-to-mistakenly-killing-father
April 17th, 2013 - woman-on-cota-bus-hit-by-stray-gunfire
April 16th, 2013 - previous-offender-charged-with-drug-gun-crimes
April 16th, 2013 - denver-post-wins-for-shooting-coverage
April 16th, 2013 - court-wont-hear-case-on-handguns
April 16th, 2013 - woman-84-hired-hit-man-police-say
April 16th, 2013 - man-accused-of-killing-pregnant-woman-arrested
April 15th, 2013 - safe-rooms-at-stations-could-be-lifesavers
April 15th, 2013 - 3_dead_in_apparent_double_murder-suicide_by_NY_cop
April 15th, 2013 - four-indicted-federal-drug-charges
April 14th, 2013 - Texas_DAs_raising_reward_money_in_prosecutor-killings_probe
April 14th, 2013 - two-wounded-in-virginia-shooting
April 14th, 2013 - warren-suicide-gun-illegal
April 14th, 2013 - east-side-robbery-homicide
April 13th, 2013 - woman-shot-by-husband-has-died
April 12th, 2013 - shooting_at_Va_mall
April 12th, 2013 - ridgeview
April 12th, 2013 - mans-belt-buckle-stops-bullet
April 11th, 2013 - man-found-shot-to-death-in-south-linden
April 11th, 2013 - swat-raid-kills-gunman-holding-4-firefighters.html
April 11th, 2013 - woman-shot-by-husband-has-died
April 11th, 2013 - man-killed-on-near-east-side
April 10th, 2013 - drive-by-victim-an-elephant
April 10th, 2013 - one-dead-in-double-shooting-on-near-east-side
April 10th, 2013 - Man-sentenced-for-shooting-wife
April 10th, 2013 - cop-who-wounded-gunman-idd
April 9th, 2013 - Officer-unintentionally-discharged-gun-during-foot-chase
April 9th, 2013 - fast-food-worker-shot-killed-taking-out-trash.html
April 8th, 2013 - murder-might-spur-procedure-changes
April 7th, 2013 - 3-found-slain-baby-toddler-alive-in-home
April 7th, 2013 - popular-pastors-son-kills-self
April 7th, 2013 - officer-wounds-man-leaning-out-window-holding-gun
April 6th, 2013 - Soldier-charged-with-murder-in-shooting-death-of-civilian
April 6th, 2013 - Dealer-that-sold-weapon-to-Mrs-Lanza-loses-license
April 6th, 2013 - Detective-shot-4-times-suspect-shot-in-head
April 6th, 2013 - gang-member-arrested-in-prisons-chiefs-slaying
April 6th, 2013 - man-kills-adult-self-at-canadian-day-care
April 6th, 2013 - man-fatally-shot-outside-south-linden-bar
April 6th, 2013 - man-20-charged-in-killing
April 5th, 2013 - Holmes_doctor_warned_of_threat
April 5th, 2013 - lenient-gun-laws-more-violence-linked
April 5th, 2013 - pair-with-gang-ties-sought-in-colorado-prison-chiefs-death
April 5th, 2013 - dad-doubts-son-was-after-sheriff
April 4th, 2013 - tough-new-sheriff-shot-killed
April 4th, 2013 - laws-curb-domestic-violence-group-says
April 3rd, 2013 - nra-study-arm-school-guards
April 3rd, 2013 - new-da-must-probe-slaying-of-predecessor
April 3rd, 2013 - colorado-suspect-was-free-due-to-mistakes
